English Grammar Assessment Test 26 (1–25) (Level 1-A)

E.S.L.+

Oct 1, 2016

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer.
1. There is a problem when you forget where dreams end and . . .
  the real
  world begins.
  - real
  - a real
  - the real
  - an real
2. Do you often put . . .
  off
  until tomorrow what you could do today?
  - of
  - on
  - down
  - off
3. Is it important to you to succeed . . .
  in
  your career?
  - at
  - in
  - for
  - because of
4. My mother passed her driving test yesterday. She . . .
  had been learning
  to drive for two years.
  - learn
  - was learning
  - has been learning
  - had been learning
5. Pubs are often . . .
  the best
  places to eat well and cheaply in Britain, and they also try to serve tasty British food.
  - well
  - better
  - the best
  - most
6. A: . . .
  Can
  we recommend you our favourite places to eat in London?
  B: It’s very kind of you.
  - Must
  - Can
  - Ought
  - May
7. They say that . . .
  the British
  eat only traditional British food in their homes.
  - British
  - a British
  - the British
  - an British
8. Surely food is as . . .
  much
  a part of our culture as our landscape, our language, and our literature.
  - many
  - more
  - the most
  - much
9. From the time of . . .
  the Roman
  invasion foreign trade was a major influence on British cooking.
  - Roman
  - the Roman
  - а Roman
  - an Roman
10. English kitchens, like the English language, absorbed . . .
  ingredients
  from all over the world-chickens, rabbits, apples, and tea.
  - the ingredients
  - ingredients
  - а ingredients
  - an ingredients
11. The British . . .
  have always imported
  food from abroad.
  - always imports
  - has always imported
  - have always imported
  - always imported
12. We live in a global village, but how . . .
  well
  do we know and understand each other?
  - good
  - better
  - best
  - well
13. In the Middle East you . . .
  should
  take care not to admire anything in your hosts’ home. They will feel that they have to give it to you.
  - must
  - can
  - should
  - could
14. You should not expect the Japanese to shake . . .
  hands
  . Bowing the head is a mark of respect in Japan.
  - hand
  - hands
  - a hand
  - the hands
15. In Japan the first bow of the day should be . . .
  the lowest
  than when you meet thereafter.
  - low
  - the lowest
  - lowest
  - much lower
16. We . . .
  had been driving
  for three hours when we saw the house in the distance.
  - drive
  - were driving
  - drove
  - had been driving
17. When they got outside, the rain . . .
  had already turned
  to snow.
  - already turns
  - had already turned
  - has already turned
  - would already turn
18. Agatha Christie . . .
  was educated
  at home. She didn’t go to school.
  - has educated
  - had been educated
  - had educated
  - was educated
19. Agatha Christie is possibly the world’s most famous . . .
  detective story
  writer.
  - historical
  - short story
  - detective story
  - criminal story
20. Pablo Picasso didn’t like going to school unless he was allowed to take one of his . . .
  father’s
  pigeons with him.
  - father’s
  - fathers’
  - fathers
  - father
21. A: What is the world’s biggest office?
  B: I think . . .
  the Pentagon
  is the largest office in the world.
  - Pentagon
  - the Pentagon
  - а Pentagon
  - an Pentagon
22. They . . .
  were walking
  across a field when they were attacked by a bull.
  - walked
  - have been walking
  - had been walking
  - were walking
23. He . . .
  had been looking
  for a job for months, but he could find nothing.
  - looked
  - was looking
  - had been looking
  - has been looking
24. John felt tired. He . . .
  had been working
  all day to prepare for the party.
  - worked
  - had been working
  - was working
  - has been working
25. . . .
  None
  of the guests have arrived yet.
  - None
  - Neither
  - Either
  - Somebody
26. . . .
  Fewer
  people go to the cinema these days. They prefer to see films at home.
  - Fewer
  - Less
  - Little
  - The least
27. . . .
  Every
  policeman in the country is looking for the killer.
  - Each
  - Every
  - Everybody
  - All
28. What I like about London is the fact . . .
  that
  it never sleeps.
  - that
  - than
  - then
  - because
29. I found it difficult to get around London when I first came, but I . . .
  am used
  to it now.
  - used
  - am used
  - use
  - have used
30. Born in Holland in 1853, Vincent van Gogh is one of the world’s most famous . . .
  painters
  .
  - writers
  - poets
  - painters
  - musicians
31. There aren’t many people at the stadium now, . . .
  are there
  ?
  - are they
  - aren’t there
  - are there
  - aren’t they
32. She works harder than I . . .
  used
  to work at her age.
  - used
  - am used
  - was used
  - had used
33. . . .
  O. Henry
  , whose real name was William Sydney Porter, was an American short story writer.
  - J. London
  - E. Hemingway
  - O. Henry
  - G. B. Shaw
34. The greatest English playwright and poet William Shakespeare was buried in . . .
  Stratford-on-Avon
  .
  - Stratford-on-Avon
  - London
  - Westminster Abbey
  - Poet’s Corner
35. If you . . .
  live
  in a warmer climate, you won’t get so many colds.
  - live
  - will live
  - have lived
  - will be living
36. He told her not to eat it, explaining that there . . .
  was
  a risk of food poisoning.
  - is
  - was
  - will be
  - has been
37. What is the antonym to the word ‘small’?
  - tiny
  - poor
  - large
  - little
38. She said to me, ‘I saw this film yesterday’.
  - She said that I had seen that film the day before.
  - She said that she saw this film the day before.
  - She said that she had seen this film yesterday.
  - She told me she had seen the film the day before.
39. A: I’m sorry, I’m late.
  B: . . .
  That’s OK
  .
  - Don’t mention it
  - Not at all
  - That’s OK
  - Here it is
40. Where have you been? Your clothes . . .
  are
  wet and dirty.
  - are
  - is
  - has been
  - will be
41. The first person who . . .
  brought
  chocolate to Europe was Hernán Cortés, who was a Spanish Conquistador.
  - brings
  - has brought
  - brought
  - had brought
42. It wasn’t clear how far the ozone layer . . .
  had been damaged
  by aerosol sprays.
  - is damaged
  - had been damaged
  - was damaged
  - damaged
43. The rich should pay . . .
  more
  taxes than the poor.
  - more
  - less
  - least
  - most
44. My brother . . .
  has been
  interested in medicine since he was a child.
  - is
  - was
  - has been
  - had been
45. We arrived . . .
  in
  England at Gatwick Airport at 9 o’clock yesterday.
  - to
  - in
  - at
  - for
46. This cafe used to be much . . .
  more popular
  before they opened the new one next door.
  - popular
  - more popular
  - most popular
  - the most popular
47. Next May they . . .
  will have been playing
  with this team for ten years.
  - will play
  - will have played
  - will be playing
  - will have been playing
48. Don’t start reading the other books until you . . .
  have finished
  this one.
  - have finished
  - finishes
  - will finish
  - will have finished
49. The UK gave birth to many . . .
  talented
  and gifted people.
  - the talented
  - a talented
  - talented
  - an talented
50. A small sum of money . . .
  was stolen
  some days ago and nobody knows who did it.
  - steal
  - has stolen
  - was stolen
  - has been stolen

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